Management of the exudative pleural efffusion with medical throacoscopy: Using a flexible bronchoscope and pig-tailed catheter in the bedside and endoscopic room

H. Ooi, C. M. Liu, S. M. Chang, K. L. Chiu, J. Y. Wu, N. Y. Hsu (Taichung, Taiwan)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - 100 years of thoracoscopy: still room for improvement?
Session: 100 years of thoracoscopy: still room for improvement?
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 705
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Thoracic oncology

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H. Ooi, C. M. Liu, S. M. Chang, K. L. Chiu, J. Y. Wu, N. Y. Hsu (Taichung, Taiwan). Management of the exudative pleural efffusion with medical throacoscopy: Using a flexible bronchoscope and pig-tailed catheter in the bedside and endoscopic room. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 705

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